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John Adams Academy presents five-year renewal to Roseville school board; trustees press on core values and demographics
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John Adams Academy asked the Roseville Joint Union High School District board for a five-year charter renewal, presenting enrollment, demographics and program goals. Trustees commended performance but pressed the academy on core-value language and representativeness; academy leaders said the program is nonsectarian and pursuing broader outreach.
John Adams Academy representatives presented a brief case for a five-year renewal of the charter for their Roseville campus and answered trustee questions about program practices and student demographics.
The academy’s superintendent, Troy Hinkie, told the board the school serves just over 1,400 scholars in grades TK–12 on the Roseville campus and maintains a waiting list of just under 2,000. Hinkie described a classical, values-based program focused on “servant leadership,” a 10-core-values recitation at morning assemblies, and active community mentoring programs. He said the academy recently saw a CAST score increase from 24 to 25 and emphasized a rising English-learner population that may reach 14–15 percent next year.
Trustees asked for specifics about how the core values are taught and whether any language could create perceived barriers to access. Trustee Schutz asked whether students recite a quotation sometimes attributed to John Adams—"our constitution was made only for moral and religious people"—and said that, read without context, that language could make some families feel the school is not open to all. Academy representatives responded that students recite the list of 10 core values (not that quotation) and said the school is nonsectarian; they described the core-values work as rooted in historical texts and civic principles and said they do not endorse a particular faith or political party.
Trustees also pressed on demographic balance. Board members noted the academy’s white-student share was higher than the authorizer’s and asked about targeted outreach. Norman Gonzalez, the academy’s secondary principal, said the school cannot screen applicants but has expanded multilingual web materials and marketing campaigns and has conducted community outreach to increase awareness among underrepresented families. Academy leaders said recent increases in some demographic categories reflect new refugee enrollments (noted as contributing to higher English-learner counts).
Board members praised John Adams Academy’s academic and extracurricular programs — including athletics, choir and leadership partnerships — and emphasized that the board will consider the renewal decision at the next meeting after reviewing the petition and public input. The public hearing was opened and closed at the meeting; no public commenters spoke during the hearing portion.
